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Heleen Van Grootven
Testing Engineer
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After a decade in communications, I switched to testing—turns out that I really like figuring out how things work and how they fit together. Always open to learning more and meeting new people!
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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Finding joy in your role
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Finding joy in your role
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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Finding joy in your role
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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Stop shaming yourself into doing more—it won't work
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Recently, I had the great pleasure of doing a Call for Insights with Simon Tomes, where I got to talk about having ADHD and some of the ways I was able to structure my work around my brain. Here's...
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My biggest issue is, unfortunately, time. Do you have any advice on finding the time to learn when all the work still needs doing and there isn't really room in your working day to focus on automation?
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Finding joy in your role
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SQEC ready. Pair ready. Glossary ready - Ep 130
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With SQEC now fully live, the community swaps stories about new roles, flaky tests, accessibility audits, and why shared language, pairing, and “being the duck” can make quality work easier.
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Great to hear your insights during TWiQ.
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It was great to share the stage!
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This Week in Quality
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Finding joy in your role
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Finding joy in your role
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My biggest issue is, unfortunately, time. Do you have any advice on finding the time to learn when all the work still needs doing and there isn't really room in your working day to focus on automation?
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"Thank you for answering my question! That sounds like an excellent way to get some time blocked off; I'm going through my calendar right now to find a good timeslot. "
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My biggest issue is, unfortunately, time. Do you have any advice on finding the time to learn when all the work still needs doing and there isn't really room in your working day to focus on automation?
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This is one of the questions asked by Heleen Van Grootven for the :
AMA about transition from Manual to Automation TesterThis is the issue many of us face in their day to day life. I met couple of ...
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My biggest issue is, unfortunately, time. Do you have any advice on finding the time to learn when all the work still needs doing and there isn't really room in your working day to focus on automation?
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My biggest issue is, unfortunately, time. Do you have any advice on finding the time to learn when all the work still needs doing and there isn't really room in your working day to focus on automation?
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My biggest issue is, unfortunately, time. Do you have any advice on finding the time to learn when all the work still needs doing and there isn't really room in your working day to focus on automation?
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This is one of the questions asked by Heleen Van Grootven for the :
AMA about transition from Manual to Automation TesterThis is the issue many of us face in their day to day life. I met couple of ...
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Finding joy in your role
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Finding joy in your role
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Finding joy in your role
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Finding joy in your role
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Finding joy in your role
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The way software development works is uniquely suited to neurodivergence
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Inspired by the following challenge: Create a Moment: Ask MoTaverse Anything.We have often seen that many of us who test the software to ensure quality of the product are trapped in the manual test...
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AMA about transition from Manual to Automation Tester
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AMA about transition from Manual to Automation Tester
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"My biggest issue is, unfortunately, time. Do you have any advice on finding the time to learn when all the work still needs doing and there isn't really room in your working day to focus on automation?"
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99 Second Talks – Day 1 – TestBash Brighton / MoTaCon 2025
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1.0.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.0.0 of A tester’s role in continuous quality
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1.1.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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1.1.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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1.0.0 of Quality Coaching essentials
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How do we sharpen our ability to stay connected with real experts?
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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Human skills matter more in the age of AI noise
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Implement the Playwright Page Object Model (POM) to build maintainable, resilient test suites by centralizing page interactions and separating them from test logic.
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Creating a resilient test framework with the Playwright Page Object Model (POM)
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Creating a resilient test framework with the Playwright Page Object Model (POM)
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